Wreath



Dec. 20, 1955 J. K. N. MacGREGOR WREATH 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 17,1953 gor ATTOR EYS Dec. 20, 1955 J. K. N. M GREGOR WREATH 2 Sheets-Sheet2 Filed Dec. 17, 1953 FIG. 2

INVENTOR. John K. N. Mac Gregor BY F 4 hnmol 7 /nl 413a M79144 ATTORNEYSUnited States Patent ,v

2,727,316 WREA-TH John K'. N.-Mac"(rgor, Keift, Wash. Applicationnee-ember 11, 1953, stair N0. 393312 Claims. or. 41-12 This inventionrelates to wreaths of the general type used for decorations, such as atChristmas time, and has for its object the provision of improved wreathsof this character. More particularly, the invention provides wreathsformed of a multiplicity of more or less conically shaped wood chips orshavings (hereinafter called cuttings) mounted on a supporting member,such as a wire or flat base.

Wood cuttings of the type suitable for forming the wreaths of theinvention are conically shaped coils such as result from boring woodwith a planitor bit, and they may be relatively simple consisting ofapproximately one coil, or they may be relatively complex consisting ofa plurality of coils or overlapping convolutions. In forming a wreath ofthe invention, the conical cuttings are attached to the supportingmember in a generally radial arrangement in close contact with eachother with the apexes of the cones meeting in a common area and the openor base portions facing outwardly.

In one form of wreath of the invention, the conical cuttings are mountedon a supporting wire, preferably by inserting the wire through theconical end portions of the cuttings and arranging them in radiallydisposed and closely compact positions around the wire so as to form awreath which is more or less circular in cross section. Advantageouslyone end of the wire may be pointed for insertion through the conical endportions and the other end may provide a means for hanging the wreath.When the wire is completely covered with the wood cuttings, the ends ofthe wire are fastened together to form the wreath.

In another embodiment of the invention the conical cuttings are attachedas by means of an adhesive or cement to a fiat circular supportingmember and also arranged with their apexes at a common area and withtheir open base portions extending outwardly. In cross section this formof wreath is generally semi-circular, and is fiat on the back.

The wreath may be coated or stained with any desired coloring ordecorating material and various additional decorations may be applied tothe wood shavings such as cones, nuts, berries, colored balls, beads,Christmas bells, tinsel objects, etc., to add to its decorative value.

These and other objects of the invention will be understood afterconsidering the following discussion taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a photographic reproduction of a wreath representing oneembodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of one form of a wreath of the invention ina partial state of completion;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of another wreath of my invention; and

Fig. 4 is a view of a group of wood cuttings of the type used in formingwreaths of the invention.

As illustrated in Fig. 4, wood cuttings C suitable for forming theWreaths may be formed as the cuttings from a planitor bit in boringholes in wood, say, around 5 inches in diameter. The cuttings aregenerally conical, some being formed of a single convolution whileothers 2,727,326 Patented Dec. 20, 1955 are coiled andconsist of morethan one convolution. The apexes 1 of the c onesare fairly well definedpoints, while theopen base ends Z are more 'or less circular, the e'dgesbeing jagged or serrated. Whilethe cones illustr'at'e'd areapproximately 2 /2 inches long in the dimension a, it is to beunderstood that cones of any desired length, say, from l to 3 inches maybe used to form the wreaths. The cones may be fonnekl advantageouslybyboringin to the flat surfaces of a board, planitor timber With aplanitor bit having a mechanically controlled feed to cut a uniformlythick shaving of from about 4 to A inch thick, preferably about 4, inchthick. The planitor bit is a T-shaped tool having diametrically oppositecutting edges, and is operated in a hydraulic press with controlledfeed, thereby forming cuttings of uniform thickness. It is the shape ofthe cutting edges of the bit that gives the cuttings their coiled,conical shape.

A complete wreath made in accordance with the invention shown in frontor plan view is illustrated in Fig. l, and can be formed as in Figs. 2or 3.

In forming a wreath of the type shown in Fig. l, the supporting wire 3is entirely concealed by the closely compact arrangement of the conicalwood cuttings. It will be noted with reference to Fig. 2 that the wireis pointed on one end to facilitate its insertion through the cuttings,and that the other end 4 is bent to form an attachment means for hangingthe wreath. A fairly stiff wire such as 14 gauge galvanized Wire may beused. Any convenient means may be used to secure the ends of the wiretogether, such as the screw clamp 5 known as an electricians serviceconnector, in the form of a loop. The Wreath of Fig. 2 is formed byinserting the pointed end of the Wire through the apex end portion ofthe conical cuttings and arranging them radially as illustrated.

The wreath illustrated in Fig. 3 comprises an annular flat supportmember 10 formed of paper board, plywood, or the like, and the conicalcuttings are arranged radially as shown to form a wreath which, whenshown in front or plan view looks like the Wreath of Fig. l. The conicalcuttings 11 and 12 in direct contact with the supporting member 10 areattached with an adhesive material while the cuttings 13, 14 and 15 areattached, preferably to each other and to cuttings 11 and 12 with anadhesive.

The wreath of Figs. 1 and 2 is generally circular in cross section,while the wreath of Fig. 3 is generally semicircular in cross section,its back being fiat.

The wreaths may be dipped or sprayed with paint or lacquer to give themany desired attractive color. Other decorative objects, such as bells,colored balls, tinsel, snow flakes, and the like, which traditionallymanifest the holiday season may be attached to the Wreath, as with anadhesive.

Prior to my discovery which led to the present invention, cuttings orshavings of the type used in forming my Wreaths have been an industrialWaste.

I claim:

1. A Wreath formed of a multiplicity of coiled and conically shaped woodcuttings and a supporting member, the cuttings being secured together ina compact arrangement on the supporting member with the conical endportions adjacent each other and their open base portions facingoutwardly.

2. A wreath comprising a multiplicity of conically shaped wood cuttingsand a supporting member, the wood cuttings being arranged in contactwith each other on the supporting member, in a cross-section of thewreath, the wood cuttings being arranged radially with the base portionsthereof facing outwardly from the conical end portions.

3. A wreath comprising a multiplicity of conically shaped decorativemembers and a wire supporting member, the wire being inserted throughthe decorative members near their conical ends, the decorative members,in a cross section through the wreath, being radially disposed and inclose contact with each other and having their open base ends facingoutwardly.

4. A wreath comprising a multiplicity of conically shaped wood cuttingsand a supporting member consisting of a fiat sheet, some of theconically shaped cuttings being attached to one surface of thesupporting member and in close contact with each other while otherconically shaped cuttings are attached to each other and to the cuttingsattached to the supporting member, the apexes of the cuttings occupyinga common area with the open bases thereof facing outwardly.

5. A wreath according to claim 1 in which decorative objects are nestedwithin the conically-shaped woodcuttings.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSMarshall Mar. 26, 1929 Hoefiich Nov. 15, 1932 Muhlenbrook et al Nov. 1,1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain Jan. 11, 1923

